From: Ann Okerson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:13:35 -0500 http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MDWCEJ0D9L3501-4VEL9G9DFEFP5RSDBVQVO1CTIN "Springer Science & Business Media, the German academic publisher being sold, has attracted interest from companies such as Bertelsmann SE and buyout firms including KKR & Co., Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners, people familiar with the transaction said. "Bertelsmann, Europe’s largest media company, may team up with a private-equity fund like KKR or a sovereign wealth fund, two of the people said, asking not to be identified because talks are private. Carlyle may work together with another buyout firm like Providence, which is also looking at the asset, the people said. The asset may be worth between 3 billion euros ($3.9 billion) and 4 billion euros, two of the people said." [snip] Our thanks to OUTSELL for this link.